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Article: City hoping to begin its own wind power operation.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- July 31, 2007
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Byline: M. Elizabeth Roman
FITCHBURG - Shaving $55,000 from the city's Water Department costs while reducing greenhouse gases is an exciting prospect for city officials.
That's why they hope to receive a Community Wind Collaborative grant to begin the process of harnessing wind power for the filtration plant.
The plant, near the Lovell Reservoir at 1200 Rindge Road, uses more than 100,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year.
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, a quasi-public agency that is working with several municipalities on renewable energy projects, is reviewing the application and expects to have an answer about the ...